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US midterm results a 'victory' for Canadians hopeful of tariff relief
With Canada-US trade talks back on, Tuesday’s midterm Democratic wave puts pressure on the White House to come to a deal.
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US tariffs on Canada featured heavily in Michigan and Maine, where Democratic candidates won big on Tuesday
It was the midterm result that many in Canada had hoped for - a Democratic sweep that was in part a repudiation by American voters of Donald Trump's tariff on close trade allies.
"I was doing cartwheels down the street," said Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday morning, calling it "a victory for Canada".
Some Democratic lawmakers have also supported certain tariffs in the past as a way to protect American manufacturing jobs, and could back keeping some in place.